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The Washington critic., 1887-05-21

more recently OF Commodore Kenyon,
who lost his life on board Of
the Inflated steamship Princeton
on the LIST OF March, 1874. Next Is the resi-
dence Of the late Brooke Williams, where
the Russian Minister was captivated by the
beauty OF an American lady In May, 1871.
The residence Of the late David Peter, which
was formerly occupied by an English Am.
bassador, Baron Sir John Champion, and af-
terwards by the Minister from France, was
unfortunately destroyed by fire during the
war. Henry d. Cooke purchased tho
grounds for $4,000, and on Stoddard street,
has erected handsome buildings.
The next in order is the residence of the
late Captain Boyce OF the United States
Navy, who unfortunately lost his life by q
railroad accident In 1885. Then comes the
fine mansion Of the late Samuel Turner,
now owned by Joseph Weaver, and is fitted
up In princely style. There are several
other desirable residences on the Heights,
occupied by John Marbury, A. II. Herr, tho
Worthington family, William Dougal, G. T.
Peck and "Evermay," the residence Of the
late Samuel Davidson, now OF John
Mcpherson.
GENERAL REMARKS.
In addition to the street.car facilities I'd
Georgetown, there are now two stage lines
running up Thirty-afth street to Tenley-
town. These cross all the street-car lines,
and furnish easy communication with the
Heights. One Of the lines Is due to the
energy and enterprise Of Mr.. A. Z. Bate
man, the New York banker, who is inter
ested further out on the Tenleytown Road.
The stages are Of modern make-in fact,
are the same as used In Central Park, New
York, and connect with the handsome hotel,
erected by Mr.. Bateman, opposite the PresI-
dents house. The fare for the round.trIp
from the foot OF High street Is only ten
cents.
Among the large buyers Of property In
the Heights is Mr.. Frederick W. Huide-
koper, a man Of large experience and sound
judgment. His investments on the Heights
are very large, and he is great believer 10
the future OF property In that locality.
Thirty-seventh street is now being ex-
tended north to connect with the Tunlaw
Road, which, when completed, will furnish
beautiful outlet for the extreme western
section in the neighborhood Of Secretary
Whitney's place.
The social and aristocratic centre and d.
rection Of population determine the value
Of land, because It is there that people will
| 60, at whatever expense. II the Presidents
house had originally been located east Of
the Capitol, there would have been the local
centre, and the whole hill would have been
covered with expensive buildings. But tho
President went west (as Greeley told the
boy to do). Now the social centre is
crowded beyond Its former capacity and
must 60 further west, which President
Cleveland was wise enough to see, and he
has established his residence far up on the
beautiful hills Of Georgetown.
1t is probable that at the expiration OF
his term Of office, II he leaves the District,
or whenever he leaves the District, his
house being historic and beautifully situ-
ated, will be purchased by Congress, and
will be the private residence Of all future
| Presidents.
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THE sPRINTERs' VICTIM.
Count yalensin's Efforts to Recover His
Lost Money

STOCKTON, July 16th.-Count Valensin
and his friend, who proved to be detective
a. B. Lawson, of San Francisco, left here
this morning without commencing pro-
ceeiings against Archie McComb, the
foot-racer. Valensin arrived here last night
without certain letters and telegrams which
were wanted by the District Attorney to
throw more light ON what the Count calls
conspiracy. On his statement made to the
District Attorney and Sheriff Cunningham
last night, he was told he could not get a
warrant, and he now wants more evidence.
1t is the general opinion of sporting men
here that Nalensin cannot recover a cent
nor make trouble for the party who roped
him in. The Count charges McComb with
inducing him to lend him 81 900 to bet on
the race on the representation that it was
a sure thing. AS evidence of good faith
McComb put 81, 900 with Valensin's S money,
and made up purse of 5000, which the
local contractor pocketed for the sports who
raised the money. McComb has left the
city for a few days, presumably for San
Jose, and perhaps to borrow S., 900 to repay
the Count, as he promised 10 do imme-
dlately after the race was run. Valensin
insists that ne is not better and that he
only loaned the money to McComb as an
accommodation, the foot-racer being his
friend, but the Count was at the race, hay
ing come from San Francisco that morn
ing. Sports here say he was in a hurry TO
have the contest decided, knowing that he
had no chance to lose. The affair is the
talk of the city, and the general opinion is
that Valensin will never make a successful
move to recover his money or punish his
friend MeComb
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feet wide, and viii be reached by one main
doorway from the lobby and two small
private doorways from two side stairways.
The tables will be 8 feet inches long and
4 feet inches wide, and will hold sittings
for eight persons. The verandas on the
parlor side will be inclosed with plate
glass, and during ball occasions will be
used as a refreshment hall.
" The bell and signal system will be the
most complete in the world. Each room,
beside the usual call-bell, will be provided
with waking-alar and fire alarm, all
of which can be operated from the general
Office. Red signal lights, indicating the
stairway, will be burning all night. An
1S-inch pipe, which will be entirely mac
cessible on the outside, will connect the
hotel with the main reservoir, and which
will only be used in case of fire. Branch
pipes will connect with the annexes, which
virtually are distinct and separate struct-
ures from the main edifice, and will be
connected by immense iron and glass cor
ridors. The furniture has been expressly
designed for this hotel. 1t is in perfect
harmony with the building, and is COM
blnauon OF hard woods-ash, antique oak,
natural cherry, mahogany and black
walnut.
To the clubhouse has been added a
large and handsomely furnished billiard
hall, several richly decorated club-rooms
and two additional bowlng-alleys The
livery department of the stables is also be-
ing enlarged. giving an increased capacity
of forty horses and correspondingly larger
number of carriages. The floral attractions
about the grounds will continue to be a
leading attraction, and new walks and
drives will add pleasure to all patrons"
1t is intended to have grand reopening
of guests. The builders of the hotel have
great faith in the future of the locality as
one OF the great summer resorts of the
worlds. +. Bulletin, july 18th.
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A SUFFERING PEOPLE.
Heartrending Destitution Among the Peo-
pie of Labrador.

New YORK, July 17th.-The IF0r2dS cor
respondent at Halifax says that three
column letter has been published there
from Rev. Frank Colley, missionary at
Labrador, giving a graphic account of the
heartrending destitution prevailing there
He has travelled over the whole coast, and
declares that words cannot describe the suf-
ferings of the poor.
He tells of families of helpless old peo-
pie and equally helpless children, endur-
ing the rigors of the late winter with the
thermometer $50 below zero living in huts
and sleeping on the bare ground, covered
only with old sails and subsisting only on
rock cod, the poorest kind of Goldfish known,
and on hard tack supplied by the Govern
ment.
To catch the fish the perishing people
had to travel five miles over the hard rocks.
Bread, tea, molasses, -four, meat of any
kind, or any of the necessaries of life are
unknown to them. The puuy cod for
breakfast, dinner and supper for weeks
upon weeks and months upon months
while keeping the poor people from actual
DEATH only served to be a daily torture
and was of itself enough to make the
population raving maniacs.
The inhabitants were driven to such des-
perate straits that wives and mothers had to
sell their wedding rings for bread.
at Grady's, Stable Bay, Rocky Bay,
Spotted Island and Seal Island, whole fam
lilies were slowly starving in January.
How they existed through the winter God
only knows. Scanty aid sent by the New
foundland Government was distributed be-
fore half the winter was over.
Mr.. Collery declares that only fear of
repetition of the terrible suffering induces
him now to make the facts public. A
large portion of the coast is sealed up by
ice all winter long, and navigation at Cart
wright, the missionary's home, closed in
October and remained so until the middle
of June. 1t is impossible for the few who
have got money to get supplies in winter
The missionary himself accompanied two
men 100 miles over rocky wilderness to
get two barrels of flour, but could not get
them. Twenty miles further they got one
barrel of the commonest kind, as a great
favor, by paying $3.50. The missionary
concluded the narration by demanding, in
the name of humanity, that now New
foundland Immediately provide means for
transporting the people to some other
country
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HOME AND ABROAD.
SUFFERING AND FAMINE ON THE
LABRADOR COAST.
Accident to the Presidential Train
Ship Struck by Lightning
Home Rule for Scotland.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uMoN.l
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Signal Service Report of the Weeks
Rainfall, the Crops, Etc.

aihihiis trOpsy ETC.
WASHINGTON. July 17th.-The following
is the weather and crop bulletin of the
Signal Office for the week ending july
10th During the week ending July. 1887,
the weather has been warmer than usual,
except in the Gulf States, northern New
England and on the Pacific coast, the aver
age daily excess ranging from three to
eight degrees from the middle Atlantic
States westward to the Rocky Mountains
1t has been slightly cooler than usual in
the cotton region and on the Pacific coast,
the daily average was from three to five
degrees below normal. The season has
been slightly cooler than usual on the
south Atlantic coast, and from Lake Supe-
rior westward to the Pacific coast. During
the week there has been deficiency in
rainfall generally throughout the agricult-
ural districts east of the Rocky Mountains,
except in Missouri, northern Wisconsin,
Colorado and Dakota, where slight ex-
cesses are reported The deficiency
in rainfall previously reported in
the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys has been still further in
creased during the past week, and
it now ranges from five to ten
inches. In Illinois and Iowa local showers
have fallen in sections OF the corn belt, but
not over the entire area, and the rainfall
was not in sufficient quantity. The weather
has been favorable for the harvesting of
wheat, which has been generally COM
pleted, except in Minnesota and Dakota,
where it is now in progress, and where ali
growing crops were improved. In New
England and the middle Atlantic States the
weather has affected fayorably all growing
crops.
The indications at A. NJ. to-day July
17th) are that showers will occur in the
next twenty-four hours in the western por-
ton of the corn belt, where they are greatly
needed
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SETTLERS, TAKE NOTICE.
Actual Personal Residence Necessary on
a Homestead.

WASHINGTON, July 18th. - a general
principle of long standing and considera-
bic importance in the administration of
public land matters is reaffirmed by Acting
Secretary Muldrow in his ruling in the
case of James Young, homestead entry,
Salt Lake City. Its purport is that no
amount of cultivation and improvement,
and no showing of good faith in other re-
spects, can atone for a lack of actual resi-
dence upon the land sought to be secured,
and that even actual residence does not give
validity 10 a claim except in so far as it
shows an intention TO make such residence
permanent beyond the requirement of
title.
Young had cultivated fifty acres of his
claim, constructed irrigating bitches and
built house in which he personally lived
His improvements were valued at from
81 900 to 81 200. His family remained upon
the place owned by him half mile dis
tant, and it was in evidence that he de-
signed to abandon his claim as a place of
residence as soon as he had made his title
secure. The contest was made by one Van
Nostrum, a professional contestant, who
purposed gaining some preference rights
and selling them out. Local officers andCom-
missioner decided for Young and against
Van Nostrum, and the Acting Secretary or
ders modification of this decision. He
says that while Van Nostrum cannot ac-
quire any rights in the matter, the Govern
ment is not stopped from action upon the
information it has gained, and he directs a
cancellation of Young's claim.
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SUFFER- GRAIN CRoP.-The Sutteg Coat,,ty
Farmer says: Take the decade from 1877 to
1887 and average the crop of Sutter and we
venture the assertion that the present crop
is slightly above the average, and the period
under review grew a few of the largest
crops in the history of the county. Sum
mer-fallow is uniformly good, and yet some
fields do not harvest more than twenty
bushels per acre, while others go forty, and
lew are reported as considerably above
that. The average on fallowed ground will
be found below thirty. On winter-sown
the range is fully as wide as it is on fallow.
going all the way from ten to thirty bush
els; and on the garden spot OF the county,
Reclamation District No. 20, and all along
the Sacramento river, the finest yields are
reported, going as high as forty or forty-
five bushels to the acre. What is said of
wheat applies also to barley, hence we need
not dwell upon that cereal. The estimate
tor Sutter would also apply to Yuba. the
conditions being much the same, with the
exception that the average yield for Sutter
is higher than for this county.
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The Remains of the Missing Jack Sey-
mour Recovered.


mour Recovered.
SAN Francisco, July 17th.-[Special. i
The mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of Jack Seymour, the well-knewD
sporting man and one of the managers of
the California Athletic Club, was dispelled
to-day by the finding of his body in the
bay by two fishermen. The remains were
much decomposed, and were only recog-
niZable by the garments. When the body
was removed to the Morgue numbers of his
prise, as it had been generally sup
posed he had gone to Australia
Seymours widow had been led
to believe so, and that he had
departed suddenly because of a shortage in
his accounts with the club. She is now
stopping at 25l Stevenson street, and it
was thought best not to apprise her of the
death of her husband at once as she is af-
fiicted with heart disease, and was so much
affected by the announcement of his de-
parture that she tainted away and did not
recover consciousness for several days.
Seymours suicide seems to have been the
result of sensitiveness at being about 5000
behind. The money belonged to him, and
there seems to have been no reason for
desperation on his part
Seymour was a native of Australia, aged
about 81 years. He came to San Francisco
five years ago, and became identified with
the sporting fraternity of the city. For
some time he was the manager of Harry
Maynard's sporting house. During his
residence here he acted as referee in sew
er4l pugilistic encounters of note, and was
always prominently connected with the
leading sporting events of the day.
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CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
Peaches, Pears, Apricots and Grapes in
Eastern Markets.

Eastern Markets.
CHICAGO, July California-grow
fruits are easy on account of the hot
weather and general weakness of the mar
ket. There was a fair trade in apricots at
81 90 to 81 10. and there were fair arrivals
of peaches. The fruit was not so good as
previous arrivals, being largely spotted and
in bad order. Twenty-pound boxes of
Crawfords bring 81 % to 81 so. The offer
ings OF plums were only moderate, but
there are enough on the market TO supply
the demand, which was only moderate
Half crates OF purple Duanes sold at 50 %
to 81 so, and royal Natives at the same
price, or at 81 to 50 %.
A great many small, common sugar
pears in peck baskets are on the market
They were selling slowly Bartletts were
sold at So % to 50 90. There was fair
arrival of black grapes, but they got in
rather late, and were on this account sold
slow. Twenty-pound crates of sweetwater
grapes bring 81 75 to 81. Less prices were
asked for stock in soft order.
The dried fruit market is quick and con-
tinues dull. Pitted plums sell at 10c to 15c
and sun-dried at 10lc to 10!c Apricots,
eyaporated spot goods, sell at 22c to 25c,
and at future delivery for 153c to 16c.
There are no sun-dried apricots here
Prunes sell at sc to lie, London layer rails
ins, twenty-pound boxes, at 81 40 to 81 so
per box, and California layers and loose
muscatels of the same size at 81 % to 81 80
per box for both.
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A PLOT IMPOSED.
Striking Hungarians Organized to Attack
the Detectives.

COPYRIGHT 1887, Jy ute California associated Press
PIrTsBURG, July 17th.-Details of the
plot of the coke-strikers to drive away the
new men and the main body of Pinker-
toms detectives at West Leisenring are tele-
graphed by Greensburg correspondent,
who says thestory was related by the leader
of the plot who had become fearful of the
consequences and was On his way to New
York. The man was once an officer in the
Hungarian army and for some time has
been drilling the striking Hungarians in
the manual of arms.
1t was proposed that about a thousand
swoop down on Weisenring at daybreak
on Monday next and drive the detectives
and workmen from the place The Hun
garian repeated the revealed details to an
officer of the law and fled eastward. 1t is
not known that in his absence they will
endeaVor to carry out the raid, but the
operators have been forewarned and a hot
reception would be given them.
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SUMMER WORK.
Geological Surveyors Whose Lives Are
Made Miserable by Prospectors.

Geological Surveyors Whose Lives Are
Made Miserable by Prospectors.
Copyright 1887, by Tie California associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 17th.-[Special. For
several days past the pavement in front of
the Office of the Geological Survey has
been obstructed with piles of baggage,
stacks of instrument cases and cords of
personal effects, whose early appearance
mark the start of various corps of the Sur
yey for their summer fields of labor The
parties starting for Massachusetts, and New
Jersey were not seriously incumbered, but
the corps of the survey which will spend
their summer in Colorado, Montana, and
on the Pacific coast resembled prosperous
theatrical company in the number of
pieces of baggage. Several parties have
already reached their fields OF operations.
We rather dislike this Western work in
the mining States, said the leader of a
corps on glacial and geological investiga-
tons as he was starting day or two since,
because we are followed daily and hourly
in our investigations by prospectors who
bore the life out of US. Atevery boring we
are surrounded by crowds who ply us with
questions as to the prospects for ore. If we
chip piece off a rock to inspect it, some
prospector's eye gets to my glass before |
can bend my head If pick up a stone,
half a dozen people inquire if we have
found gold or silver or copper, and wher-
ever the corps goes a regular procession of
prospectors follows. Like the poor, we al
ways have them with us, and III be hanged
If they are not nearly always poor, too"
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THE NEW DEL MONTE.
A Description of the New Building Being
Erected at Monterey

Erected at Monterey.
BY the middle of November next at the
furthest, if all goes well, the new Del Monte
Hotel at Monterey will be entirely com
pleted and furnished. Arrangements have
been made with the excursion managers of
the East to send all the tourists that NAV be
accommodated to the new hotel as soon as
things are ready. Meanwhile the hotel and
cottages at Pacific Grove. and the boarding.
houses and camping places all along the
railway line between this city and Mon
terey, are reaping a good part of the harvest
OF patronage that usually has gone to Del
Monte.
In speaking of the new structure and its
equipment, George Schoenewald, manager
of the old hotel. and now general agent of
the Interests of the Pacific Improvement
Company at Monterey, recently made the
following statement:
In its construction, furnishing and SET
hngs there IS no limit so far as cost is con-
cecned, and nothing which added Ia the
beauty, comfcrt and convenience of the
former building will be omitted in this. So
far as the architectural plan is conce,ned.
the krst building was so perfect and com
plete that very little improvement could be
made, and therefore the new structure in
its general appearance will be like the old
favorite Del Monte. In capacity it will be
much larger, and in modern conveniences
and comforts it will have some improve
ments- It viii have 4s0 rooms, and will
comfortably accommodate $50 guests. The
dining-room viii be 1e2 feet long and 65
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The San Joanuin Ranch.

[Copyi9h, 1887, ty tie California 4ssociated Press
SANTA ANA, July 17th.-Much excite
ment and qualification exists here on ac-
count of the sale of the celebrated San
Joaquin Ranch. This sale means a sub
division and opening up of the whole
southern part of Santa Ana valley. The
los, 600 acres will provide homes for thou
sands. Real estate is active at advancing
figures on account of this sale.
a Car Drivers Shocking Death.
San FRANCISCO, July 17th.-[Special.l l.
John r. Wallis was run over and killed
by a Howard. street car about o'clock.
He was the driver of the car, and had just
started from the terminus on the down
trip, when he dropped one of the reins, and
in endeavoring to regain it leaned over the
dashboard and fell with his head on the
track. Both wheels passed over it, crush
ing in the entire left side, leaving the
brains exposed. Deceased was single
man, native of Maine, and aged "A years
Going to Modern Land Sale.
SAN DIEGO, July 17th.-Thirty teams
with lumber and two brass bands passed
through this city with banners yesterday,
en- route to the new town of Ocean Beach
formerly known as the Mussel Beds, about
six miles from here. The procession was
thS hlSt VI lHt h4ilu ever seen mere, anu
was witnessed by thousands of our people
Six Thousand Baseball Enthusiasts.
SAN Francisco, July 17th.-[Special. i
Six thousand people witnessed the baseball
game to-day between the Hayerlys and
Pioneers. The game was so evenly con-
tested that interest was maintained through
out. Victory rested, however, with the
Hayerlys in 10 runs, against IA for the Pio-
neers.
irrigation in San Joaquin.
IcoPyrgh, 1887. by f,e California 4ssociaed Press.
LODI, July 17th.-A corps of surveyors
will take the field in the interest of the
Mokelumne Ditch and Irrigating Company
tomorrow. Great interest is manifested
here over the event.